Safeguard people and property in low-rise occupancies with sprinkler systems installed using 2013 NFPA 13R.

Provide people with the fire and life safety they deserve. Install sprinkler systems using the 2013 edition of NFPA 13R: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Occupancies.

Renamed and fully updated to reflect the latest knowledge, this edition:

Includes a major change allowing a four-head calc that can eliminate conflicts in determining sprinkler coverage for sloped and beam ceilings

Provides updated coverage on dry type sprinkler heads

Includes new information on "shadow area" to help avoid ceiling fan blockage

Clarifies the use of residential sprinklers outside of dwelling units

The 2013 NFPA 13R also includes an update on antifreeze use and other changes. Supporting Annex material reflects NFPA 13R's new title and the document's scope and intent. (Softbound, 42 pp., 2013)

Live-Action home fire sprinkler video demo.

This powerful home fire sprinkler system video illustrates how sprinklers save lives and reduce fire loss. Watch a room without fire sprinklers reach full flashover in less than 1 minute and 30 seconds, compared to a room with sprinkler protection, where the fire is quickly contained.

Eight out of ten fire deaths occur in the home. Make the case for sprinklers and install them correctly with NFPA's 2013 Automatic Sprinkler Systems for Residential Occupancies Handbook.

This one-stop source brings you fully up-to-date on sprinkler data, equipment cost-effectiveness, and the "hows and whys" behind sprinkler system compliance. Work with:

The complete texts of the 2013 editions of NFPA 13D: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes and NFPA 13R: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies. Vertical rules alert you to new text and bullets note deletions.

A wealth of new commentary that clarifies the intent and reasoning behind NFPA 13D's and NFPA 13R's requirements

Full-color photos, graphics, and illustrations, with new drawings rendered in detail

New FAQs from the AHJ's perspective

Supplements written by experts such as James Golinveaux, Kathleen Almand, Marshall Klein, Kenneth Isman, and Victoria Valentine

A new supplement on major changes for both NFPA 13D and NFPA 13R

A new section devoted to NFPA's Sprinkler Initiative with research material and links to FM Global, Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, and NFPA®

A QR code linking to the Fire Protection Research Foundation for residential sprinkler news

If you work with home fire sprinkler systems, consult the most comprehensive and authoritative source of facts and advice.

This powerful home fire sprinkler system video illustrates how sprinklers save lives and reduce fire loss. Watch a room without fire sprinklers reach full flashover in less than 1 minute and 30 seconds, compared to a room with sprinkler protection, where the fire is quickly contained.

Contents

Foreword by James M. Shannon

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Contributors

About the Editor

PART ONE

NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, with Commentary